Bio

Ben Bishop Bio

After being picked in the third round (No. 85) by his hometown St. Louis Blues in the 2005 NHL Draft, Bishop kept working and waiting for a chance to be a No. 1 goaltender. He eventually became one of the NHL's best.

With his 6-foot-7 frame and calm presence, Bishop has proven difficult to beat. He is also an exceptional puck-handler capable of setting up breakouts on his own.

After being picked in the third round (No. 85) by his hometown St. Louis Blues in the 2005 NHL Draft, Bishop kept working and waiting for a chance to be a No. 1 goaltender. He eventually became one of the NHL's best.

With his 6-foot-7 frame and calm presence, Bishop has proven difficult to beat. He is also an exceptional puck-handler capable of setting up breakouts on his own.

Bishop, who played in high school with fellow future NHL players Paul Stastny and Chris Butler at Chaminade Prep in St. Louis, led Texas to a North American Hockey League championship in 2005.

As a 19-year-old freshman at the University of Maine, Bishop led the Black Bears to the Frozen Four, where they lost to Wisconsin in the semifinals. The next season, Maine again advanced to the Frozen Four before falling to Michigan State in the semifinals.

Following his third year in college, Bishop turned pro with the Blues in 2008 and joined Peoria of the American Hockey League. For the next four years he was no better than No. 3 on the Blues depth chart, appearing in 13 games with St. Louis and 159 with Peoria.

At the NHL Trade Deadline in 2012, St. Louis traded Bishop to the Ottawa Senators for a second-round draft pick. During the 2012-13 season, Bishop was finally able to get a stretch of games at the NHL level and showed enough that Tampa Bay acquired Bishop for forward Cory Conacher and a fourth-round draft pick on April 3, 2013. In his Lightning debut the next day against the Carolina Hurricanes, Bishop had a 45-save shutout.

Midway through his first full season, 2013-14, Bishop won the No. 1 goaltender job from Anders Lindback and went on to establish himself as one of the best goalies in the League. He also helped the Lightning reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2015.